Artwork
The Holy Family
The Holy Family is a photography by Unknown. It dates from 1750 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Overview
The Holy Family is a painting created around 1750 by an artist known as 22324_person. It is housed at the Museum of Ethnography.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a scene with three figures: a woman in blue holding a naked infant, and a man in dark attire observing them. The figures are believed to represent the Holy Family.
Technique & Style
The artist employs chiaroscuro, a technique characterized by strong contrasts between light and dark. Light falls on the infant's skin and the woman's face, creating a sharp visual contrast with the surrounding shadows.
Artist & collection
Domestic Scene
Giacomo and Cardinal Marco, investing Andrea, Abbot of San Zeno, with his Benefice
The Nymph of Fontainebleau
Portrait of a Woman
Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden
Venus and Minerva
Family Group of Four on Sofa
Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
